How do you check for flight delays and cancellations?

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To check for flight delays and cancellations, visit the Flight Status section of your airline's website or the home page of a flight-tracking site such as FlightStats.com or FlightView.com. Enter the departure date and flight number or departure and arrival airports. Alternatively, visit the airport's website for flight information.

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To check for flight delays and cancellations on an airport website, look for a page on flight information or departure and arrivals to view a list of flights with updates to scheduled times. Many airport sites also offer a flight status updates search tool.

In addition to providing flight status information online, many commercial airlines also offer to send flight status updates directly to passengers' mobile devices. FlightStats.com and FlightView.com also offer this service, along with mobile flight-tracking apps available for download.